English Political Party Perspectives

[7rin]

Since there's all this pre-election bollocks going on, does anyone here have a clue what any of the parties stances are on the subject of adoption?

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Comments

[smirnoffmule]

Any particular aspect of adoption a key issue for you? I don't think any of them are actually planning on banning it.

[nikkidarling]

Given the title it appears to be the adoption of English children, though who'd want to do that I'll never know!

[smirnoffmule]

Heh, yes indeed. OP, they are British parties, not English parties (except the Tories, of course).

[7rin]

I'm sure both Scotland and Ireland have got different laws on such things [example], and I'm sure the Welsh would probably like to have 'em, if they haven't already got 'em. Hence the asking about the English side.

[ormoluinhen]

Have you tried searching all the manifestos for the word "adoption" to see what comes up?

[7rin]

I haven't found it (in a relevant context) on the two Ls, still gotta check the Cs.

[sophia8]

Why do you think political parties can or should have any particular stance on adoption? It's a matter for a area's Social Services and legal authorities. Politics doesn't come into it.

[redatt]

Of course it's a political issue. It might not generally be considered one of the important ones when it comes to general elections, but there's no getting away from the fact that it is a political issue.

[sophia8]

In what way is it political? Does the government, for example, ban adoption by BNP members? Or order social workers to make sure that children are allocated to families that have the same political beliefs as their natural parents?
I suspect, though, we have different perceptions of what constitutes 'political'. Maybe you'd best define your terms, and perhaps outline your particular problem.

[redatt]

In what way ISN'T it? Maybe it's you who'd best define your terms. The Social Services aren't a private concern. They're run by local government authorities and regulated by legislations passed by Parliament. You missed the the gay adoption row, clearly, and, no, I'm not just talking about the bit of it concerning Catholic adoption agencies (thought that was also a political issue).

[zagreb2]

Send emails to each of the parties and ask them. They'll probably respond.

[7rin]

Probably what I'll end up having to do.

[redatt]

That's all very well, but the question was about adoption ;-)

[7rin]

Thank you. I was just coming in to say this.

[7rin]

That's ok, it's currently (over here) impossible to adopt a foetus, and I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to abort a baby all over the world.